Punish our Trespasses! An Examination of Private Tribunal Law as Applied in the Anglican Church's Trial of Bishop Donald Shearman
Abstract
In June 2004, the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane convened a hearing before its Diocesan Tribunal to determine the guilt or innocence of Bishop Donald Shearman (aged 78) who was charged with having “committed disgraceful conduct which is/ would be productive of evil report”.1 The conduct in question referred to events alleged to have occurred in a church-run hostel in Forbes, NSW, during 1954-56. Having found Bishop Shearman guilty of such misconduct, the Tribunal recommended that he be deposed from holy orders.
Published
Jun 30, 2005
How to Cite
MUNRO, Howard.
Punish our Trespasses! An Examination of Private Tribunal Law as Applied in the Anglican Church's Trial of Bishop Donald Shearman.
QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 1, june 2005.
ISSN 2201-7275.
Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/220>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v5i1.220.
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